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Furniture and home goods retailer Pier 1 Imports will close its store in the Germantown Village Square shopping plaza at 7730 Poplar Ave.

The closure was confirmed Tuesday by a store manager who declined to share his full name. He said the store would likely close sometime near the end of April but an exact date had not been decided.

Pier 1 announced plans earlier this month to close up to 450 of its stores "to better align its business with the current operating environment." That represents nearly half of its 942 locations. While the company has not released a full list of which stores will close, it did remove the Germantown store from its store locator on Pier1.com.

Stores on Walnut Grove Road and North Germantown Parkway in Memphis, Houston Levee Road in Collierville and Town Center Loop in Southaven remained on the retailer's website Tuesday.

While the manager on duty at the Walnut Grove location would not answer media questions, managers at the three other locations said they have informed customers that their stores would remain open. They did not provide any further information.

The manager of the Germantown store said his store is the only one affected by the wave of closures. While he would not confirm how many employees work at the store, he said they would have the opportunity to work for one of the remaining locations if they decide to stay with the company.

Representatives at Pier 1 Imports' corporate office did not immediately respond to a request for comment to explain why the Germantown store will close.

Desiree Stennett covers economic development and business at The Commercial Appeal. She can be reached at desiree.stennett@commercialappeal.com, 901-529-2738 or on Twitter: @desi_stennett.